Home.sweetim.com is what is called a browser hijacker. Home.sweetim.com was created specially to make itself your default search engine instead of your typical homepage. The software behind this page is capable of modifying certain options on your browser like homepage, error page, new tab page, or your search engine to get you to visit other pages than those you prefer…all this without asking your permission.
The results that you are forced to see because of home.sweetim.com are loaded with ads which give the developer a payout. The more his page is visited, the more money he receives. This is why the site is installed quietly as soon as you download software online.
Home.sweetim.com is also employed to post messages alerting you of a fake problem as you can see in the screenshot above. This fake alert comes with a link that directs you to an anti-spyware software vendor mean to clear the infection. This selleris often the creator of the browser hijacker, and he gets even more money from the payments of users he fools.
Also, note that home.sweetim.com was created so the user would not be able to manually reconfigure the settings from the browser. This is why we’ve created a list below of free tools that will allow you to remove all elements related to home.sweetim.com.
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